Originally Posted by Gowza
i meant generally. razzak played in the last test series and now this one so i assume after shakib and sohag he is the selectors pick atm, but i don't think he's shown enough to hold his spot.

Dhaka Test should have more assistance for bowlers so that'll be a better indicator

Originally Posted by Gowza
i meant generally. razzak played in the last test series and now this one so i assume after shakib and sohag he is the selectors pick atm, but i don't think he's shown enough to hold his spot.

Shakib is still not ready for long overs. Very difficult to bring in new SLA. May be Enam Jr. needs another look. Raz is a liability as a fielder and batsman.

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We need pitches that suit our own bowling strength. This NZ side is among the weakest of the top 8 teams that will visit us in the near future. We will not get any spin advantage against sides like Pakistan Sri Lanka, India or England. We will get blasted out by South Africa and Australia. So ideally this is our chance to prepare a crumbling pitch and push for a win using spinners. A Test match draw where we again couldn't take 20 wickets counts for very little. Our bowlers need to take 20 wkts at least at home because when we travel they are not going to get pitches to their liking.

Originally Posted by Jadukor
We need pitches that suit our own bowling strength. This NZ side is among the weakest of the top 8 teams that will visit us in the near future. We will not get any spin advantage against sides like Pakistan Sri Lanka, India or England. We will get blasted out by South Africa and Australia. So ideally this is our chance to prepare a crumbling pitch and push for a win using spinners. A Test match draw where we again couldn't take 20 wickets counts for very little. Our bowlers need to take 20 wkts at least at home because when we travel they are not going to get pitches to their liking.

Folks, do you think we can have a BC thread to rank the players (out of 10, higher the better) after a test or a series? Idea is to all to give their marks and reason behind these marks. Now that we have started to draw tests at home I am sure we will have some good marks.

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Originally Posted by MarvinDaMartian
Folks, do you think we can have a BC thread to rank the players (out of 10, higher the better) after a test or a series? Idea is to all to give their marks and reason behind these marks. Now that we have started to draw tests at home I am sure we will have some good marks.

People usually do that. In the past we've also published articles ranking them.

After the Test series you can start one and I'm sure others will chime in.